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| A handcuffed car thief escaped from custody after stealing the marked police car he had been placed in after his arrest, it has emerged. | A handcuffed car thief escaped from custody after stealing the marked police car he had been placed in after his arrest, it has emerged. |
| The officers had left the keys in the car's ignition while they were apprehending another three suspects. | The officers had left the keys in the car's ignition while they were apprehending another three suspects. |
| The incident happened on Saturday after police followed a suspected stolen car. It was later found abandoned on the M1 near Lisburn. | |
| Four men were arrested in the nearby Belsize Road area shortly afterwards. | |
| A police statement said: "One of those who had been detained made off from the scene in a liveried police vehicle. | A police statement said: "One of those who had been detained made off from the scene in a liveried police vehicle. |
| "He had been handcuffed and placed in the vehicle during the incident." | "He had been handcuffed and placed in the vehicle during the incident." |
| Police chased the stolen car through the Poleglass estate for about an hour, but the suspect made his getaway after abandoning the car on the Bellsteel Road. | Police chased the stolen car through the Poleglass estate for about an hour, but the suspect made his getaway after abandoning the car on the Bellsteel Road. |
| A 19-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident on Sunday night. | A 19-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident on Sunday night. |
| Meanwhile, two of the other three men arrested have been charged with a number of offences including conspiring to commit burglary, theft and theft of a vehicle, as well as a number of motoring offences. | Meanwhile, two of the other three men arrested have been charged with a number of offences including conspiring to commit burglary, theft and theft of a vehicle, as well as a number of motoring offences. |
| Both men are due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court next month. | Both men are due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court next month. |
| A third man arrested at the time has been released on bail. | A third man arrested at the time has been released on bail. |
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